Day-Glo
See also: dayglo
English
Alternative forms
- Dayglo, day-glo, dayglo
Etymology
Coined by the Day-Glo Color Corp., originally as a trademark, from day + glow.
Proper noun
- A luminous paint that glows in a variety of brilliant colours, most commonly red or orange; used especially for outdoor advertising.
- 1980, “Spring Collection”, in New Clear Days, performed by The Vapors:
- Cool shades and Day-Glo tears / All hide your sixteen years
Synonyms
- blacklight ink
- blacklight-reactive ink
- luminous paint
- fluorescent paint
Adjective
- (colloquial) Very bright and luminous in colour.
- 2011, Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days:
- Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]
- 2022 April 20, Mariella Rudi, “Tostitos Hint of Lime has zero lime – but it’s still the perfect chip”, in The Guardian:
- The chip smells like nothing, but tastes like a smörgåsbord that’s both confusing and arousing, like Steve Buscemi. Flecks of spring green – the kind generated from radioactive waste – coat the unwieldy triangles. The seasoning is a kaleidoscope of Day-Glo dust particles that perishes under saliva and tongue.
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